Species Leptobrama muelleri Steindachner, 1878
Beach Salmon, Flat Salmon, Moreton Bay Tailor, Salmon Trout, Silver Salmon, Slender Brama, Slender Bream, Steel-back, Steelback
- Leptobrama muelleri Steindachner, F. 1878. Ichthyologische Beiträge (7). Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 78(1): 377-400 [388] [as Lepidobrama mülleri].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW 76432, Cleveland Bay, Townsville, QLD; SMNS 2293 2 specimens, Cleveland Bay, Townsville, QLD; SMNS 2415 2 specimens, Cleveland Bay, Townsville, QLD
Comment: only a single specimen 16.5 cm is listed in the paper; NHMW 76432 was listed as holotype by Hoese & Bray (2008); but Fricke (2005) has suggested that specimens at SMNS are probable syntypes. - Neopempheris ramsayi Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(4): 510-629 pls 13-14 [517, pl. 14].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.1396, Rockingham Bay, QLD. - Neopempheris pectoralis Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1887. Descriptions of new Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2(3): 561-564 [563].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.1308, Aird River, southern Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [235]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Leptobrama mulleri Steindachner, 1878 [common misspelling of species name]. —
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [449]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Onslow, WA (21º38'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º25'S); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [322]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [362]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, inshore, marine, pelagic, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Schooling off sand beaches.
General References
Fricke, R. 2005. Types in the fish collection of the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, described in 1845-2004. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 684: 1-95 [47]
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [229]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Family Leptobramidae. pp. 1280 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1280]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [229]
Mooi, R.D. 2001. Family Leptobramidae. pp. 3210 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3210]
Tominaga, Y. 1965. The internal morphology and systematic poisition of Leptobramma mülleri, formerly included in the family Pempheridae. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 12(3/6): 33-56 figs 1-10
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1273)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [338] (Steel-back)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [174] (Beach Salmon, Flat Salmon, Moreton Bay Tailor, Salmon Trout, Silver Salmon, Steelback)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [431] (Slender Brama, Slender Bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Beach Salmon)
History of changes
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